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Pacific Regional Wildlife Forensic Science Meeting
Ernie Cooper June 2, 2010
Back in 1995, when I was still an enforcement officer, I was invited to a wildlife forensics workshop hosted by the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association (NAWEOA) in Edmonton, Alberta. I presented on the identification of traditional medicine products.
Wildlife forensics experts meet
Ernie Cooper April 29, 2010
I got my start working on wildlife trade issues back in 1988 when I was given a contract to identify wildlife products detained by Canada Customs for CITES enforcement. I didn’t realize at the time that I was being initiated into the world of wildlife forensics: the use of science to help solve wildlife crimes.